sclerotinia

noun

scle·​ro·​tin·​ia

1

capitalized : a large genus of ascomycetous fungi (order Helotiales) having apothecia that arise from a sclerotium and including various destructive plant pathogens see brown rot

2

plural -s : any fungus of the genus Sclerotinia

sclerotinia rots

sclerotinial

¦⸗⸗¦tinēəl

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from sclerotin- (irregular from sclerotium) + -ia

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